.htaccess is a small text file that's installed either directly in a domain folder or in a subfolder to inform the server how it has to address requests when a website or a folder which is part of it is accessed. A lot of widely used scripts like Joomla™ and WordPress use an .htaccess file. If you get a considerable amount of fake traffic to your Internet site, for example, you can block the access of specific IP addresses and third-party sites, or you can request the guest to type in a username and a password in order to view the content. You can also set up URL forwarding or use custom error pages for your site, prevent other sites from linking to your content directly and from using your account’s traffic quota, etcetera. An .htaccess file gives you much more control over your sites and the way they operate.
.htaccess Generator in Cloud Hosting
If you want to use any of the functions which an .htaccess file offers, but you haven't dealt with this kind of matters before, you can use the .htaccess generator tool that comes with our cloud hosting plans. The tool is part of our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel and it shall offer you a simple and intuitive means to set up an .htaccess file within any folder you have created within the account. A lot of options shall be available with checkboxes, so you should only select the one that you need and eventually enter a URL - if you are using the file to redirect a domain or to set custom made error pages for each of your Internet sites. Because our cloud platform supports many different PHP versions, you'll also be able to set any of these versions for each of your websites even if it is different from the version set for your website hosting account as a whole.